wow,great write up about your awesome adventure.
i have thought that sometime in my life i would like to ride the TD.
i have met kurt refsnider and we spoke about his & carolines 2012 tandem ride and he said it was the most gruling ride he has done. he was the record holder 2011.
once again congrats on the adventue

Nice job, good read!

Originally Posted by FNFAL

Howdy guys,

I managed to start a Wordpress for my tour divide writing. I'll be uploading all the chapters by the end of this weekend. Right now, I'm up to chapter 4. I believe I've caught all the spelling, grammar, and things that don't make sense. Hopefully.

If you are thinking about this race, give it a read.

I'm a total cycling noob, as far as TD is concerned. This is an account written by a total noob.

Great read! Was up late into the night until my iPad died and was almost late for work this morning trying to finish! I am curious what the over all cost of the ride was including registration, meals, lodging, bike repairs and other misc. items. I would love to do this someday and would like to start sooner rather than later getting the funds in place.

Great read! Was up late into the night until my iPad died and was almost late for work this morning trying to finish! I am curious what the over all cost of the ride was including registration, meals, lodging, bike repairs and other misc. items. I would love to do this someday and would like to start sooner rather than later getting the funds in place.

I would also like to see the OP's costs for this. I'm also in the very early planning stages (it will be years away), so that will be a valuable data point.

But in the meantime, there are a few sources out there that provide costs. Here's one that was from the early 2000's, with the ride being executed over 82 days, including 18 "zero" days. So if you adjust for inflation, it should give you an idea of the cost (food & lodging) for a leisurely-paced trip.

Thanks to you, my productivity went to zero over the past 24 hrs as every free moment (and a few not free moments :-/) was spent pouring over your write-up! Excellent job, on both the Tour and the blog! You do a great job of communicating what it felt like to be out there, especially the parts that don't exactly meet the average persons expectations.